#F2DF79#F2DF79
#F2DF79 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.730; OKLCH L 89.8% C 0.125 H 99.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 15.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #F2DF79 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(242, 223, 121) |
| HSL | hsl(51, 82%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(51, 50%, 95%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 7.9%, 50%, 5.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(88.46, -6.49, 51.90) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(88.46, 52.31, 97.13°) |
| OKLab | oklab(89.83% -0.0195 0.1232) |
| OKLCH | oklch(89.83% 0.125 99) |
| XYZ | xyz(66.4589, 73.0355, 28.6820) |
| Luminance | 0.7303 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 1.72
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 3.16
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 3.31
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 3.33
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 3.34
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 3.47
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#F2DF79 #798CF2
analogous
#F2A279 #F2DF79 #C8F279
triadic
#F2DF79 #79F2DF #DF79F2
tetradic
#F2DF79 #79F2A2 #798CF2 #F279C8
square
#F2DF79 #79F2A2 #798CF2 #F279C8
split-complementary
#F2DF79 #79C8F2 #A279F2
monochromatic
#DBBC15 #EDD241 #F2DF79 #F7ECB1 #FCF8E3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.35
#F2DF79 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
15.61
#F2DF79 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #F2DF79
15.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##F2DF79 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##F2DF79 | 1.00 | 1.35 | 15.61 | 15.61 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.35 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 15.61 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 15.61 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F0DA70
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F6E17D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFD2C7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#DEDEDE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #f2df79; /* rgb */ color: rgb(242, 223, 121); /* oklch */ color: oklch(89.8% 0.125 99.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f8e8a2',
500: '#f2df79',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #f2df79; $custom-light: #f8e8a2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#f2df79",
"rgb": {
"r": 242,
"g": 223,
"b": 121
},
"hsl": {
"h": 50.579,
"s": 82.313,
"l": 71.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.89834,
"c": 0.12477,
"h": 99
},
"luminance": 0.73033
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#F2DF79
secondary
#4358CC
accent
#29DF07
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFCF5
border
#D7D5CF
text
#18160F
muted
#868480